George Edward Pugin Meldon
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George Edward Pugin Meldon (12 September 1875 in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
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 – 2 July 1950 in Dublin) was an Irish cricket
Cricket
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er. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class
First-class cricket
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 matches for Dublin University
Dublin University Cricket Club
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 in 1895
1895 English cricket season
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.

He was appointed Surgeon
Surgeon
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 to the Westmoreland Lock Hospital, Dublin in 1904; Anaesthetist, Royal City of Dublin Hospital, in 1909; and Anaesthetist, Incorporated Dental Hospital of Ireland, in 1909. He died at his home, Dunluce, in Anglesea Road, Dublin on 2 July 1950 and was interred in Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery
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 on 4 July 1950, after a Solemn Requiem Mass and funeral conducted by Father A. Camac in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin
Donnybrook, Dublin
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. He was survived by three daughters, two sons, and a daughter-in-law.
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